Now you can choose an iPhone carrier with the Apple Store app

Apple has updated the app to let users choose which carrier they want when buying an iPhone and to directly change their billing and shipping information.

The new Apple Store app lets U.S. iPhone buyers choose their carrier.

(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Apple customers who buy products through the iOS Apple Store app will find a couple of helpful updates in the latest release.

Launched yesterday, version 2.1 of the Apple Store app now lets U.S. buyers of a new iPhone choose a plan from among all three carriers--Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint.

Users can also manage their accounts directly through the app. You can now update both your billing and shipping information without leaving the app, a process that previously required you to log into the Apple Web site.

And to kick off this weeks opening of a new Apple retail store in Amsterdam, (English translation) the app itself is now available for users in the Netherlands.

The last update to the app in November added a couple of major improvements, including the ability to pick up items ordered online at your local Apple Store and pay for items in the store via your iPhone.

The latest version of the app requires iOS 4.3.3 or higher. The app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, though Apple has yet to create an iPad-specific version.

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What To Do If You Drop Your iPhone In Water

If you ever happen to accidentally drop your iPhone in water then you will find the do-it-yourself procedure posted by iFixYouri useful, especially since warranties don’t cover water damage.
According to iFixYouri, a repair shop for iPhones, water damaged iPhone is one of the most common iPhone repair types.
Here is iFixYouri’s do-it-yourself (DIY) procedure:

    It is imperative to remove the iPhone out of the water ASAP. Once the iPhone is out of the water, you want to make sure it is powered off.
    If you get a white pinwheel on the screen and it won’t turn of, you hold down the power button and home button until it turns off. In the video we failed to record it powering back on after we powered it off. Wesimply repeated the ‘power off process’ and moved on to the next important step; remove the SIM card.
    Once the SIM card is removed you want to put the iPhone in an uncooked bag of rice. Tighten the bag so all extra air is gone and seal it.
    Wait 48 to 76 hours after the water exposure and then try it out. If you find at that time it is not functioning properly as a result of the iPhone water damage put back in the rice and mail it to iFixYouri who specialize in fixing water damaged iPhones.

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